Circulating extracellular vesicles in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: physicochemical properties and phenotype.

Paula X LosadaLina SerratoAna María DazaAdriana Vanegas-GarcíaCarlos H MuñozDaniel RodriguezJuan Camilo DiazRicardo PinedaMauricio Rojas LopezGloria Vásquez

Published in: Lupus science & medicine (2024)

Plasma-circulating EVs from patients with SLE with and without nephritis are increased in peripheral blood and have different physicochemical properties than controls. Characteristics of EVs such as larger size and the presence of IgM on the surface could help discriminate patients from controls.

Keyphrases

peripheral blood
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
systemic lupus erythematosus
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
rheumatoid arthritis